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Christmas recipes

Prawn cocktail

5 minutes

Chicken breast

Mexican chicken tortilla soup with lime and avocado

10 minutes

Chicken recipes

Hot wings with blue-cheese dip

30 - 35 minutes

Stir-fry recipes

The ultimate Pad Thai

10 minutes

Thai recipes

Rice paper wraps

Chicken recipes

Abi’s ultimate sticky-spicy chicken wings with sour cream-and-sriracha dip

40 minutes

Kebabs

Tandoori prawn skewers with radish-and-cucumber salsa

20 minutes

Chicken recipes

Coconut-and-Szechuan chicken wings

30 minutes

Asian recipes

Asian slaw

Chargrilled Asian-style brinjals with noodles

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

2 large brinjals
6–8 baby brinjals
olive oil, for drizzling
6 T tamari or soya sauce
2 T honey
1 T fish sauce
1 t sesame oil
2 limes, zested and juiced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 x 5 cm piece ginger, peeled and grated
egg noodles, cooked, for serving
2 t coriander, chopped, for serving
chilli, sliced, for serving
roasted cashews, chopped, for sprinkling

Method

1. Cook the brinjals over an open flame on a gas stove or braai until blistered and starting to split. Place on a baking tray and set aside to cool, then brush off any ash.

2. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Drizzle the brinjals with olive oil and 3 T tamari or soya, then roast for 10 minutes.

3. Whisk the remaining tamari or soya, honey, fish sauce, sesame oil, lime juice and zest, garlic and ginger.

4. While the brinjals are still hot, split with a knife and drizzle over the dressing. Serve with the noodles, coriander, chilli and cashews.

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Chargrilled Asian-style brinjals with noodles

Chargrilled Asian-style brinjals with noodles

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